nonproductive
Example Sentences
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Buy-now-pay-later products can be “a nonproductive way to build credit,” Patel said, “especially if you can qualify for a credit card.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
He wrote that Mr. Biden was still experiencing a runny nose and fatigue, and that he had an “occasional nonproductive, now ‘loose’ cough.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Meanwhile, the Mariners offense was sluggish and nonproductive against Royals starter Kris Bubic.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2021
That gives the 116th Congress — already predicted to be relatively nonproductive — only a few months to act, if that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2019
He teaches no morals or ethics, no idea of future rewards or punishments, and he is not an idle, nonproductive member of the group.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
